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Windows 7: X64 - Added 6Gb Memory, DVD Went SLOW

I just upgraded my Windows 7/X64 system from 6GB RAM to 12GB RAM. Everything is running fine except that my DVD drives (IDE - I have 2) both suddenly became very, very, very slow.

If I go to explorer and click or right click on the DVD drive it can take more than 10 minutes to read the drive at all. I see the green bar at the top of the explorer window very, very slowly progressing from left to right.

If/when the drive opens and I click on an app (say setup), it may take minutes more before anything happens.

X64 - Added 6Gb Memory, DVD Went SLOW

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Hardware & Devices

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General Discussion

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BSOD Help and Support

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I haven't noticed any...

Performance & Maintenance

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